BOSTON, Mass. – Vice Chancellor for Athletics and
Recreation, Special Projects and Programs Charlie Titus has named
Tracey Hathaway as the new Compliance Officer and Assistant
Academic Advisor at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

As compliance officer, Hathaway will oversee the NCAA compliance
for all 18 varsity sports teams, student-athletes, coaches,
athletic staff, and all appropriate university personnel. She will
also monitor the NCAA-mandated requirements as well as all the
rules and regulations set forth by the NCAA. As assistant academic
advisor, she will work with The Athletic Academic Counselor
to provide support for student-athletes in assigned sports.

“We are thrilled to have someone with Tracey’s level
of expertise and experience joining our division. I am confident
that her work and contributions will allow us to further define the
ever-expanding role of compliance at the Division III level of the
NCAA. Her role over the next year will be critical to the continued
growth of our programs and staff,” said Titus.

Hathaway comes to Boston after working for the last two years at
Concordia University Texas in Austin. At Concordia, she served as
the senior woman administrator (SWA) and assistant athletic
director (AAD) for the 13 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Among
her responsibilities while serving as SWA and AAD was supervision
and implementation of new strategies to help develop the athletic
department as a whole.

No stranger to New England institutions, Hathaway has also
worked at Northeastern University as a compliance assistant and at
Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, where she
served as the head women’s basketball coach and compliance
coordinator.

Hathaway is a 1986 graduate of the University of Rhode Island,
where she received her bachelor of science degree in urban affairs.
She also holds a master’s degree in sports leadership from
Northeastern University.